Caltrain works on five projects this week

Caltrain will work on the San Bruno Grade Separation Project this week until Friday, June 10. The $147 million project will elevate the Caltrain tracks above three existing at-grade street crossings at San Bruno, San Mateo and Angus avenues. A new, elevated Caltrain station will be constructed between San Bruno and San Mateo Avenues, replacing the existing station at Sylvan Avenue. Day work includes upgrades to the signal systems, excavation, construction of retaining walls for the future temporary station, drainage improvements at the temporary station, temporary sidewalk closures and modifications on Scott Street and sanitary sewer and utility relocations. Night work includes demolishing track south of Scott Street, constructing track at the temporary station, upgrading the signal system between the South San Francisco and Millbrae stations, utility encasement, construction of retaining walls for the future temporary station and relocating and installing vehicle and pedestrian gates at East Angus, San Bruno and San Mateo Avenues Work on the Santa Clara station will take place Monday, June 6 until Friday, June 10. The work will include continued construction on the pedestrian underpass connecting the north and southbound platforms, which will allow two trains to pass through the station at the same time and will improve safety for pedestrians in the station. The work is part of an 18-month station improvement project that will add a new wider, longer center-boarding platform and extend the southern platform 150 feet. This week, crews will continue building retaining walls and backfilling areas along the tracks by Jerrold Avenue and Rankin Street in San Francisco. Crews will also continue installing bollards at the Millbrae and San Jose Diridon stations as part of a project to enhance security at three Caltrain stations: San Francisco at 4th and King Streets, Millbrae and San Jose Diridon. Caltrain will continue retrofitting four rail bridges in San Mateo this week. The project involves seismic improvements to the bridges that cross Poplar, Santa Inez, Monte Diablo and Tilton Avenues. As part of an 18-month long San Jose Diridon and Santa Clara Stations Improvements Project, Caltrain will conduct work at the San Jose Diridon station until Friday, June 10. Crews will install ballast and replace tactile tile strips on boarding platforms. Caltrain will perform routine maintenance at several locations next week. Crews will replace cross ties and resurface tracks between the San Francisco and Hayward Park stations. Crews will weld tracks and replace rails from the California Avenue station to just south of the San Jose Diridon station.